cavespeedway Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 anyone make the body's for these or do they need to be built from scratch. not the semi,53 ft haulers that nascar uses but like the s&s or 5150 haulers that the dirt latemodel touring teams use. i have two trucks an material to start one but cancer treatments left me with nerve damage in my hands and i can't build anymore.i believe there would be a market for these.i have a 1/24 scale slotcar track an i wanted to build some for the infield. we have 40 or 50 racers an once they saw one it's monkey see monkey do,you know racers. anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I have been planning one in 1/24 myself. I am a big fan of the Showhauler, Renegade, NRC, etc class 8 truck conversions or toterhomes. Anyone looking for more info should visit truckconversion.net Anyway, in 1/24 or 1/25 scratchbuilding seems to be the only way to go. The cab and chassis components are available commercially through kits and in the resin aftermarket, but the coach body is another story. My plan is to use Melbourne Model Truck Accessories custom studio sleepers for the base of the coach, scratchbuilding windows, bays, slides, etc. and use a galaxie 21ft tag-along trailer, but a big stacker trailer could be built in much the same manner as the coach. I would think there would be at least a resin market for these, but remember no one makes a modern RV or bus of a US prototype either. I think the physical size in 1/24 holds people back, but what an impressive model in that scale, though! I found some postings of a guy who built an awesome toter and stacker on a Mack chassis in 1/32 somewhere online. Also Truckin Little makes a resin coach body and stacker in 1/64 scale for DCP trucks, but I know that doen't help either. My model is still in the planning stages, making parts/supplies lists and researching, lots of reseaching of the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 cavespeedway.. a couple of years ago, i had access to a s&s welding built motorcoach an stacker 2 trailer..the late model dirt car owner of it, told me to measure all i wanted to.. i took my measurements an drew it all up,then tooh them to a waterjet guy..built my own stacker 2 thailer...i have one motorcoach body here somewhere that has a flaw from the waterjet process?? if you want it, send me your mailing addy.... oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 my inspiration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 That would be a cool build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 vincen47... since cavespeedway never claimed what i offered him for free, you want it?? oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yeah, that would be great. Thanks for the offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 vincen... send me your mailing addy.........oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 oldr-n-drt, I just pm'd you. Thanks again, hope this jumpstarts the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 vincen47..... it will ship monday... oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I recieved it today, very pleased with the great start it will give me. I appreciate you sending it to me, oldr-n-drt. I'll post progress as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 vincen47...any progress?? just a reminder, build the motorcoach body (parts i sent you) first, then cut the frame of semi to fit the wheel openings...picture i sent you didnot show much...oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Nothing yet, but I plan to start soon and work this summer on it. For the chassis candidate, I'm thinking of using the Revell Aeromax 120. I started that model years ago but never completed it - I need to switch out the engine. That kit suffers from the same geriatric diesel disease that plagues so many models. I know it costs more, but model manufactures really need to tool modern engines to go with the modern trucks. I am still planning on building another conversion similiar to the picture I posted above, so I can use the Detroit Series 60 from the Italeri 378 kit (a future purchase) for the Aeromax, which fits that mid 90's era and truck just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Thought this one would be a close match to the S&S coach body demensions and style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIREMODELMAN Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 That's going to look really good with the Aero Max. I'll be watching this thread to see your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 vincen47...go to www.ssweldinginc.com pictures inside an outside...oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavespeedway Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 dirt that black rig is exactly what i'm talking about. somebody could sell a lot of these. anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Ok, I'm going to start the 1/24 scale Aeromax and Peterbilt 379 toterhomes asap. I just finished a 1/64 scale version of the 379 (sort of a mock-up): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldr-n-drt Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 cary...looking good...now lets see the bigger version... oldr-n-drt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks! I'll start a new topic when I get some progress done. I have a parts order I'm trying to place with P&P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 That's a sweet build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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